rsync [OPTION]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST]
+rsync [OPTION]... SRC [SRC]... rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/DEST
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rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does,
it() for copying from the local machine to a remote rsync
server. This is invoked when the destination path contains a ::
- separator.
+ separator or a rsync:// URL.
it() for copying from a remote machine using a remote shell
program as the transport, using rsync server on the remote
itemize(
it() you use a double colon :: instead of a single colon to
- separate the hostname from the path.
+ separate the hostname from the path or a rsync:// URL.
it() the remote server may print a message of the day when you
connect.
remote shell em(COMMMAND) will be used to run an rsync server on the
remote host, and all data will be transmitted through that remote
shell connection, rather than through a direct socket connection to a
-running rsync server on the remote host.
+running rsync server on the remote host. See the section "CONNECTING
+TO AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL PROGRAM" above.
Command-line arguments are permitted in COMMAND provided that COMMAND is
presented to rsync as a single argument. For example: